Teruo Murakami
Teruo Murakami ( Japanese 村上 輝 夫 , Murakami Teruo ; * 1938 in Aomori , Aomori Prefecture ; † December 17, 2013 ) was a Japanese table tennis player . In 1959 he became world champion in doubles and with the team.
successes
Teruo Murakami took part in two world championships . He was 1959 world champion in doubles with Ichirō Ogimura and also with the Japanese team, where he remained undefeated in the team competition. In mixed with Kimiyo Matsuzaki he won silver. In 1961 he reached the final in the team competition.
At the Asian Championships in 1960 he won doubles with Ichirō Ogimura and in the team competition, the mixed with Kazuko Yamaizumi was second.
In the ITTF world rankings , he finished fourth in 1959.
Results from the ITTF database
Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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JPN | Asian Championship TTFA | 1960 | Bombay | IND | gold | silver | 1 | |
JPN | World Championship | 1961 | Beijing | CHN | last 16 | Quarter finals | last 16 | 2 |
JPN | World Championship | 1959 | Dortmund | FRG | last 16 | gold | silver | 1 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Murakami was 21 years old in 1959, according to DTS magazine , 1959/6 page 2
- ↑ 59 年 世界 卓 球 V 村上 輝 夫 氏 が 死去 . Nikkan Sports, December 18, 2013, accessed May 3, 2015 (Japanese).
- ^ Table Tennis magazine, April 1959, page 11 Online (accessed May 2, 2015)
- ↑ ITTF world rankings from 1947 to 2001 (Excel; 171 kB) (accessed on May 2, 2015)
- ↑ Teruo Murakami Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed May 2, 2015)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Murakami, Teruo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 村上 輝 夫 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese table tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Aomori |
DATE OF DEATH | 17th December 2013 |